LATE START ON MATH---NO HOPES FOR EARLY INTERNSHIP?

Hi,

I was wondering if starting at a lower level math/econ might kill my chances of landing an internship during my sophomore year? I did get a 5 on Ap calc AB but because my entire class got 2s or less I feel the need to repeat Calc I. However, I know many of my peers will be taking Calc II which is 2 levels higher...The same goes for econ because although I self-studied for Macro and Micro my school didn't schedule the tests for me so I will have to repeat whereas many of my peers from better schools are taking upper level classes.

What do you guys think? Will it significantly hurt my chances? Should I enroll in a summer session next year so I can ahead or should I do research?

Thanks in advance for your input!

9 Comments
 

It really doesn't matter. Just learn the basic finance concepts yourself before your sophomore interviews if you're worried. It's better getting some experience in the next summer than doing summer school.

 

Calculus is probably the easiest math there is other than basic add/sub/div/mult. Stop complaining. If you know how to do algebra II, you can do Calc. no problem

 

i really doubt anyone is going to care whether you have completed calc 1 or 2 when you are interning there

This to all my hatin' folks seeing me getting guac right now..
 

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